Soaring prices drive search for alternatives in key Asian markets

UK prime minister looks at proposal to create nine regional bodies that would set objectives for industry

Rise in headline rate was almost exclusively down to higher energy prices with few signs yet of broadening price pressures

Danish wind farm developer backs efforts by the EU to clamp down on China manufacturers with access to state support

Start-ups are attracting record investments. Some scientists think their timelines are far too optimistic

State regulators greenlight plan after lengthy battle over safety and subsidies

Swiss commodities group says claims are ‘meritless’ and that Radiant sent ‘falsified invoices’

Energy executives in the South American country are frantically trying to understand the implications of the highly unusual agreement with the US

An attempt to use digital currencies for a bold oil trade became one of Poland’s biggest scandals

A technology with ancient roots, it promises predictable power — if its backers can bring costs down

Next-generation technologies seek to tap heat that was previously inaccessible by fracturing hot rock deep underground

Metlen says European buyers favour cheaper Chinese metal despite push by Brussels to secure home-grown supplies

Son of PC billionaire building a network of batteries in US homes to power households and supply energy to the grid during peak demand

Clean ammonia and methanol are key to reducing vessels’ large greenhouse gas emissions

Move continues dismantling of environmental protections during the president’s second term as he boosts fossil-fuel industry

Riyadh pulls out of regional talks to de-escalate hostilities over Strait of Hormuz in wake of drone attack last week

Kyiv was caught off guard by the US president’s announcement after previous attempts to halt strikes on power plants and refineries failed

Sharp increases by government to cost of diesel and petrol spark nationwide protests

Chubu Electric’s decision marks setback in country’s pivot back to atomic power 15 years after Fukushima disaster

Purchase by owner of Stanlow refinery comes as BP and Shell retreat from forecourts globally